The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez
It is the year 1586. England is awash with traitors, plotting to assassinate the Queen and bring about a foreign invasion. The young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and spy in Sir Francis Walsingham’s...
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It is the year 1586. England is awash with traitors, plotting to assassinate the Queen and bring about a foreign invasion. The young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and spy in Sir Francis Walsingham’s espionage service. In the race to thwart the plot, who will triumph – the ruthless conspirators or the equally ruthless State?
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00JC30J2A
Publish date: 2014-03-28
Publisher: Shakenoak Press
Pages no: 293
Edition language: English
Series: The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez (#1)
Christoval Alvarez, an immigrant to England from Portugal and a "New Christian" forced to convert from Judaism to escape the Inquisition, already juggles the expectations of opposing cultural worlds. He wants nothing more than to become a learned physician like his father, but his gift for mathemati...
This was a perfectly OK read. I filed it under 'mystery' and 'historical mystery,' but what it really is, is a historical thriller. Unfortunately, I've read quite enough about the Babbington Plot to not really be surprised. The setting and characterization were done well. Christoval Alvarez i...
if you like Historical fiction, you'll like this one. on to Book Two! oh, and I just discovered that Book Four has just been published -- Yay! link to post created while I was reading the book: http://redthaws.booklikes.com/post/1060703/reward-for-services-books
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